Harry M.J. Kraemer Jr.

In the following viewpoint, Harry M.J. Kraemer Jr. argues that because over 80 percent of the uninsured population live in wage-earning households, the uninsured issue is really a workplace issue. The most effective solutions to the problem of the uninsured, he maintains, will be found within the existing employer-based health care system. He insists that refundable tax credits for the working poor, greater outreach programs targeting small businesses, and greater flexibility in the administration of public insurance programs must be part of the solution. Harry M.J. Kraemer Jr. is chairman of the Healthcare Leadership Council’s Executive Task Force on the Uninsured.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Kraemer, what are the consequences of being uninsured?
2. What is the most...